CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device and a CDMA radio multiplex receiving device

ABSTRACT

In the CDMA Radio Multiplex Transmission, transfer function of line is inferred by using common pilot signal and synchronous detection is performed accordingly. The transmitting end transmits by periodically inserting pilot symbols into one channel only of multiplexed channels. The receiving end infers line condition (transfer function) from the received pilot symbols and, on the basis of the information thus obtained, performs synchronous detection of each channel multiplexed.

This is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/000,947, filedDec. 30, 1997, the contents of which are expressly incorporated byreference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to the CDMA radio multiplex transmitting deviceand the CDMA radio multiplex receiving device used for digital cellularcommunication or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art

A multiple access system is a line access system for plural stations tocommunicate in the same band at the same time, and one of the multipleaccess systems is a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system. TheCDMA system is a technology for multiple-accessing by spread spectrumspreading communication transmitting spectrum of an information signalspread into a fairly wide band width comparing to the originalinformation band width. This is also called as Spread Spectrum MultipleAccess (SSMA). A system multiplying a spreading sequence code as it is,by an information signal for the purpose of spread spectrum spreading iscalled as a direct spreading CDMA system. In the direct spreading CDMAsystem, it is required to make strength of both an interference wave(communication wave from other station) and a desired wave identical ata receiving end in order that plural communications can jointly have thesame frequency band. This is generally called as near and far problems.Solution of this far to near problem is a prerequisite for realizationof a CDMA transmission system.

The near and far problems noticeably arise for the reception in a basestation which receives radio waves from many stations (mobile stations,etc.) in different locations at the same time. Hence arises a necessityfor mobile stations to execute a transmitter power control according tothe condition of each transmission line.

Further, in radio communication system, a TDD (Time Division Duplex)system is known which tries to improve frequency utilization efficiencyby using the same frequency band for both transmitting and receivingends. The TDD system is also called as a ping-pong system which is asystem for communicating by time-sharing the same radio frequency forboth transmission and reception.

Still further, among detection systems in digital communication, asynchronous detection system has an excellent static characteristicscompared to a delay detection system and it is a system where Eb/10necessary for obtaining a certain average bit error rate (BER) is thelowest. As a system for compensating distortion of transmitting signalsby fading, an insertion type synchronizing system is proposed (“a systemfor compensating phasing distortion of 16QAM for land mobilecommunication” by Mr. Seiichi Mihei, transactions of IEICE, B-11Vol.J72-B-11 No.1 pp. 7-15, 1989). In this system, a pilot symbols isperiodically inserted into an information symbol to be transmitted and adetection is executed by inferring a transfer function of channel, thatis to say, a line condition. Also, a system adopting the above describedsystem to the direct spreading CDMA is proposed (“Characteristics of aninsertion type synchronizing system in DS/CDMA” by Messrs. Azuma,Taguchi and Ohono, IEICE, technical report RCS94-98, 1994).

While, as a system making a synchronous detection possible in the directspreading CDMA, there is a pilot channel. This is a system transmittingalways independently from a channel which transmits the information databy making one channel (spreading code) as a reference signal fordetection. An example of channel format is shown in FIG. 1. Synchronousdetection of the information data is executed on the basis of aninferred phase by inferring a phase of a channel which transmits theinformation data from a signal of a inversely spread pilot channel. Inthis case, there are instances where a pilot signal (PL signal) istransmitted in a strong electric power to improve its reliabilitycompared to a channel transmitting other information data, etc.

In the direct spreading CDMA, there is a multi code transmission whichis a system where an information exceeding an information transmittingspeed per one channel (one spreading code) is transmitted. This is asystem where, by allotting to one user plural channels, that is to say,a plurality of spreading codes, the transmitting end multiplexes andtransmits the information data by dividing it into plural channels. Inthe case where a synchronous detection is performed in the multi codetransmission, it is supposed that said pilot symbols or pilot channel isused.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a channel format wherein the multicodetransmission is performed by using the pilot symbols. The informationdata is transmitted by using N+1 channels (spreading codes 0˜N). A pilotsymbols (pilot signal) 1201 is inserted into each channel at an intervalof T period. Accordingly, it is possible that the receiving end executesa synchronous detection per each channel by using the pilot symbols.

However, in the above described conventional multi code transmission, atransmitter power of the pilot symbols is identical with the informationdata. Also, there is interference with the pilot symbols, particularlyan effect of the interrelation among spreading codes, and for thisreason it is difficult to perform a highly reliable synchronousdetection.

While, FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a signal format in the casewhere the multi code transmission is performed by using the pilotchannel. The receiving end executes a phase inference from a signal of ainversely spread pilot channel and, on the basis of the inferred phase,executes a synchronous detection of the information data in channels1-N. However, in this case, since the PL signal is transmitted throughthe pilot channel in the information data transmitting period ofchannels 1-N, the information data signal is interfered with the PLsignal. Also, the PL signal is interfered with the information data.Especially in the case where the PL signal is transmitted by an electricpower higher than an information data transmitting channel so as toimprove its reliability, a significant interference is caused.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is made in the light of the above describedsituation and its object is to provide an excellent transmitting deviceand its receiving device which can improve performance of a synchronousdetection by improving reliability of a pilot symbols in a CDMA radiomultiplex transmission.

In order to realize the above described object of the present invention,it is so arranged that the transmitting end transmits by periodicallyinserting the pilot symbols into one channel (one spreading code) onlywhich is multiplexed in the multi code transmission. While, thereceiving end infers a line condition (transfer function) from the pilotsymbols received and, on the basis of the information thus obtained, asynchronous detection of each channel multiplexed is preferred.

Particularly, it is so arranged that a transmitting data is nottransmitted by other channel in a pilot transmitting period. Or again,it is so arranged that the transmitting data is transmitted by otherchannel in the pilot transmitting period to the extent that reliabilityof the pilot symbols is not damaged largely (within a limit tolerablefor practical use).

According to the present invention, at the transmitting end,interference with a pilot channel can be reduced by transmitting thepilot symbols by inserting it into one channel only. Also, at thereceiving end, reliability of the pilot symbols is increased due toreduction in interference with the pilot symbols, as a result of whichthe synchronous detection of all multiplexed channels becomes possible,thereby improving a detection performance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a model type view showing an example of a transmission by apilot channel.

FIG. 2 is a model type view of a channel format in a conventional multicord transmission using a pilot channel.

FIG. 3 is a model type view of a channel format in a conventional multicord transmission using the pilot channel.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Transmitting Device related to the first embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 5 is a model type view, showing an example of a format chart in thefirst embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a model type view, showing an example of a format chart in amodified version of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Receiving Device related to the second embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Receiving Device related to the third embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 9 is a mode type view, showing an example of a channel format inthe forth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Receiving Device related to the fifth embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Receiving Device related to the sixth embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram, showing a constitution of a CDMA RadioMultiplex Transmitting Device related to the seventh embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 13 is a model type view, showing an example of a channel format inthe seventh embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a model type view, showing an example of a channel format inthe eighth embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Now, the embodiments of the present invention will be concretelydescribed as follows, referring to drawings attached hereto:

(The First Embodiment)

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a transmitting end in a CDMARadio Multiplex Communication Device related to the first embodiment ofthe present invention. In the following description, the transmittingend of the CDMA radio multiplex communication device is referred to as aCDMA radio multiplex transmitting device and a receiving end is referredto as a CDMA radio multiplex receiving device.

The CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device as shown in the drawing isprovided with a separation circuit 102 which is supplied with atransmission data 101, a plurality of spreading circuits (103-0˜103-N)connected in parallel with separated outputs from the separation circuit102, a plurality of switches 104 (104-0˜104-N) disposed respectivelybetween a parallel output of the separation circuit 102 and a pluralityof the spreading circuits 103, a multiplex circuit 106 which is suppliedwith output signals from each of the spreading circuits 103, a radiotransmitting part 107 connected with output from the multiplex circuit106, and an antenna 108 which is supplied with RF signal from the radiotransmitting unit 107.

A plurality of the spreading circuits 103 are prepared only in numbercorresponding to a plurality of spreading codes 0˜N which are assignedto users practicing the multi code transmission. Especially, a spreadingcircuit 103-0 assigned with a spreading code 0 is so comprised that a PLsignal 105 is input via a switch 104-0. The switch 104-0 connectsselectively with a terminal which is supplied with a PL signal 105 forthe spreading circuit 103 and a terminal which is supplied with thetransmitting data 101. A switchover timing for the switch 104 will bedescribed later.

In the CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device constructed as describedabove, the transmitting data 101 is separated into (N+1) channels by theseparation circuit 102. A signal of each channel is spread into thespreading circuit 103 having different spreading code and multiplexed bythe multiplex circuit 106.

The pilot symbols (PL signal) 105 is inserted into a channel with aspreading code 0 by the switch 104-0 at an interval of T period. Thereis no transmission signal of other channel available in an insertionperiod(section) of the pilot symbols. Therefore, the switch 104-0 is socontrolled in such manner that a transmission signal available in thissection is only the pilot symbols.

FIG. 5 shows a channel format in the multi code transmission of thepresent embodiment. The channel format in the multi code transmission isso arranged that a PL signal transmission period 201 which is a periodfor transmitting a PL signal and the information data transmissionperiod 202 which is a period for transmitting the information data suchas a sound information or the like are repeated periodically. A PLsignal 203 is inserted into the PL signal transmission period 201.

When the PL signal transmission period 201 begins, the switch 104-0 ofthe channel having the spreading code 0 is switched over so that the PLsignal 105 is input to the spreading circuit 103-0 which is assignedwith the spreading code 0. While, other switches 104-1˜104-N areseparated from each output of the separation circuit 102. This aspect iskept until the PL signal transmission period 201 ends. As a result,there arises a situation in the PL transmission period 201 where the PLsignal 203 alone is transmitted in one channel and the transmission data101 is not transmitted in other channel.

At the same time the PL signal transmission period 201 ends, aninformation data transmission period 202 begins. When the informationdata transmission period 202 begins, the switch 104-0 having thespreading code 0 is switched over so that a transmitting signal outputfrom the separation channel 102 is input to the spreading circuit 103-0which is assigned with the spreading code 0. While, other switches104-1˜104-N are switched over so that transmitting signals of otherchannels which are output from the separation circuit 102 are input tocorresponding spreading circuits 103-1˜103-N. This aspect is kept untilthe information data transmission period 202 ends.

Signals of (N+1) channels output from (N+1) spreading circuits103-0˜103-N are multiplexed by the multiplex circuit 106 and the PLsignal 203 of the spreading code 0 alone is transmitted at an intervalof T period.

Signals multiplexed by the multiplex circuit 106 are modulated by theradio transmitting unit 107 and transmitted by an antenna 108 afterbeing up-converted to transmission frequency.

As for a spreading code used for the PL signal, it is all right if it isother than a sign used for a spreading of a transmission data and it isapparent that a system giving an independent spreading code to the PLsignal 301 may be allowable as an example shown in FIG. 6.

According to the above described embodiment, the transmitting end canreduce interference with the pilot channel by transmitting the pilotsymbols inserted into one channel only. Also, the receiving end canincrease reliability of the pilot symbols because of reduction in theinterference with the pilot symbols and, as a result, a synchronousdetection of all multiplexed channels becomes possible, therebyimproving a detection performance.

(The Second Embodiment)

The second embodiment according to the present invention is an exampleof a CDMA radio multiplex receiving device which forms a receiving endin a CDMA radio multiplex communication device of the above describedfirst embodiment. This CDMA radio multiplex receiving device performed asynchronous detection of a data transmitted by radio communication fromthe same CDMA Radio Multiplex Transmitting Device as that of the firstembodiment.

FIG. 7 is a functional block of the CDMA radio multiplex receivingdevice in the second embodiment. The CDMA radio multiplex receivingdevice as shown in the figure is provided with an antenna 401, a radioreceiving unit 402, a plurality of inverse spreading circuits 403(403-0˜403-N) connected in parallel with output from the radio receivingunit 402, a plurality of synchronous detection circuits 407 connected inparallel with output from each of the inverse spreading circuit 403, aline condition inference circuit 406 supplied with specific output fromthe inverse spreading circuit 403 via a switch 404, a plurality ofbinary determination circuits 408 connected in parallel with each outputof the synchronizing circuit 407, and a composition circuit 409connected with each output of the binary value judgment circuits 408.

In the CDMA radio multiplex receiving device constructed as describedabove, a signal received by the antenna 401 is down-converted by theradio receiving unit 402 and demodulated. Then it is inversely spread bythe inverse spreading circuit 408, using each spreading code.

The pilot symbols (PL signal) is extracted from a signal inverselyspread by the spreading code 0 via the switch 404. The switch 404 isconnected with the line condition inference circuit 406 for a periodalone that a PL signal 405 exists by synchronizing with the PL signaltransmission period 201 as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6. During the otherperiod corresponding to the information data transmission period 202,the switch 404 is connected with the synchronous detection circuit 407.By controlling a connection end of the switch 404 as described above,the line condition inference circuit 406 can be supplied with the PLsignal 405.

The line condition inference circuit 406 infers transfer function of acircuit on the basis of the PL signal 405 extracted from a inverselyspread signal. And by using phases and the like of each symbol of theinformation data transmission period which are inferred in the linecondition inference circuit 406, each channel is detected by thesynchronous detection circuit 407. Furthermore, it is binary-valuated bya binary value determination circuit 408 and output as a receiving data410 after being composed into one sequence data by the compositioncircuit 409.

According to the above described embodiment, in the multi codetransmission, interference with the pilot symbols is eliminated byreceiving the pilot symbols which is transmitted by only one spreadingcode. Also, a synchronous detection of all multiplexed channels can beexecuted by inferring a line condition by a highly reliable pilotsymbols.

(The Third Embodiment)

FIG. 8 is a functional block of a CDMA radio multiplex transmittingdevice in a CDMA radio multiplex communicating device in the thirdembodiment according to the present invention. The third embodiment isso constituted that a transmitter power of the PL signal 505 iscontrolled by inputting a transmission control signal 502 into a radiotransmitting unit 501 of the CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device.Except that the transmitter power of the PL signal is controlled byusing a transmitter power control signal, it is identical inconstitution with that of the first embodiment.

In the same manner with the first embodiment, the transmitting data 501is separated into (N+1) channels by a separation circuit 502. Separatedsignals of each channel are spread by the spreading circuit 503 whichhas a different spreading code and multiplexed by the multiplex circuit506. The pilot symbols (PL signal) 505 is inserted into a channel havinga spreading code 0 by the switch 504 at an interval of T period. In apilot symbols transmission period, there exists no transmitting signalof other channel. Hence, a transmitting signal existing in this sectionis only the pilot signal. Multiplexed signals are modulated by the radiotransmitting unit 501 and transmitted by the antenna 508 after beingup-converted to transmission frequency.

At this time, in the radio transmitting unit 501, a transmission isexecuted by making a transmitter power per channel of the pilot symbolstransmission period stronger than other section by controlling thetransmitter power periodically according to the transmitter powercontrol signal 502. The operation of the receiving end is identical tothat of the second embodiment.

According to the above described embodiment, because interference withthe pilot symbols is relatively decreased, it is possible to enhancereliability of the pilot symbols, thereby improving a synchronousdetection performance.

Further, as a method for transmitting by making a transmitter power ofthe pilot symbols transmission period stronger than other section, sucha method can be considered as possible to realize the enhancement bythat the pilot symbols signal 505 before being input to the spreadingcircuit 503-0 is made larger compared to a transmitting data signal, inaddition to a method where the transmitter power is controlled by time.

For example, in the case where the transmitting data signal isconsidered as a binary value signal of ±1, if a pilot symbols signal 505is treated as a signal of ±m and transmitted by spreading it as a signalof m times size, the pilot symbols is supposed to be transmitted by m2(=M) times power of the transmitter power per one channel of thetransmitting data.

(The Fourth Embodiment)

The constitution of a CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device in thepresent embodiment is the same with that of the first embodiment. InFIG. 4, when a transmitting data 101 is separated by the separationcircuit 102, it is separated into a control data and an information data(such as sound data, etc.) which are transmitted to the spreadingcircuit 103 as a different channel. However, if the transmitting data101 is separated into two lines of the control data and the informationdata from the first to be input, there is no need to separate it againby the separation circuit 102. The operation thereafter is the same withthat of the first embodiment.

An example of channel format in the above described multi codetransmission is shown in FIG. 9. It is the example where signals of(N+1) channels are multiplexed and a PL signal 601 of a spreading code 0alone is transmitted with M times power of the data transmission periodat an interval of T period. In this embodiment, multiplexed channelsinclude a D channel 602 for communication which transmits the controldata and a B channel 603 for communication which transmits theinformation data and, by using a spreading code 0 of the D channel, thePL signal 601 is transmitted.

In the case where the control data is transmitted by spreading it intoeach channel, transmitting speed of the control data changes accordingto a number of multiplexed channels. A system where capacity of thecontrol data does not depend on the transmitting speed of theinformation data is not an efficient system.

On the contrary, in the system where the control transmitting data andthe information data are transmitted by a different channel as thesystem described above, an efficient transmission of the control data ispossible without any effect from a multiple number of the informationdata. Hence, by adapting a system which accommodates the informationdata of variously different speed, an efficient transmission of themulti code can be realized.

(The Fifth Embodiment)

A functional block of a CDMA radio multiplex receiving device in a CDMAradio multiplex transmitting device according to the present embodimentis shown in FIG. 10. The constitution of the CDMA radio multiplextransmitting device is the same with that of the first embodiment.

The present embodiment is so constituted that a RAKE composition circuit710 is added to a device constitution as shown in the second embodiment.Therefore, except for the RAKE composition circuit 700 mentioned above,it is identical in constitution with FIG. 7.

In the CDMA radio multiplex receiving device according to the presentembodiment, a signal received by the antenna 701 is inversely spread bythe inverse spreading circuit 703 by using each spreading code after itis down-converted and demodulated by the radio receiving unit 702. Thepilot symbols (PL signal) 705 is extracted from a signal inverselyspread by the spreading code 0 via the switch 704 and, on the basis ofthe information thus obtained, transfer function of a circuit isinferred in the line condition inference circuit 706

At this time, the line condition inference circuit 706 not only infersphases of each symbol for a synchronous detection purpose, but it alsosets or renews weighting factor of a delay line,etc. by treating thepilot symbols as a training signal necessary for the RAKE which is apath diversity. And by using phases, etc of each symbol of the inferredinformation data transmission period, each channel is detected by thesynchronous detection circuit 707 and diversified by a RAKE compositioncircuit 710.

Further, it is binary-valuated by the binary determination circuit 708and output as a receiving data 711 after it is composed into one datasequence by the composition circuit 709.

According to the above described embodiment, in the multi codetransmission, by receiving the pilot symbols which is transmitted in onespreading code only, a line condition (transfer function) can beinferred and a synchronous detection of all multiplexed channels as wellas a RAKE composition can be executed.

(The Sixth Embodiment)

A functional block of a CDMA radio multiplex receiving device in a CDMAradio multiplex transmitting device of the present embodiment is shownin FIG. 11. The constitution of the CDMA radio multiplexed transmittingdevice in this embodiment is the same with that of the first embodiment.

The present embodiment is so constituted that a transmitter powercontrol calculation section 810 is added to a device constitution asshown in the second embodiment. Therefore, except for the transmitterpower control calculation section 810, it is identical in constitutionwith that of FIG. 7.

In the CDMA radio multiplex receiving device in the present embodiment,a signal received by the antenna 801 is inversely spread by the inversespreading circuit 803, using each spreading code after it isdown-converted and demodulated by a radio receiving unit 802. The pilotsymbols (PL signal) 805 is extracted from a signal inversely spread bythe spreading code 0 via the switch 804 and, on the basis of theinformation thus obtained, transfer function of a line is inferred inthe line condition inference circuit 806.

At this time, by obtaining a receiving power and INR (Signal toInterference—plus—Noise Ratio) in the line condition inference circuit806, a transmitter power is calculated by the transmitter power controlcalculation section 810 and output to a transmitting unit.

While, a inverse spreading signal of each channel is detected by thesynchronous detection circuit 807, using phases of each symbol inferredby the line condition inference circuit 806. Further, it isbinary-valuated by the binary determination circuit 808 and output as areceived data 810 after being composed into one data sequence by thecomposition circuit 809.

According to the above described embodiment, in the multi codetransmission, by receiving a pilot symbols transmitted by only onespreading code, performance of the line condition (transfer function)inference is improved and a synchronous detection of all multiplexchannels can be executed. At the same time, a highly effectivetransmitter power control can be executed.

(The Seventh Embodiment)

A functional block of a CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device in aCDMA radio multiplex transmitting device of the present embodiment isshown in FIG. 12. The constitution of the CDMA radio multiplex receivingdevice in the present embodiment is the same with that of the secondembodiment.

The present embodiment is so constituted that the PL signal 905, a rampup (RP) signal 910, a ramp down (RD) signal 911 and the transmittingdata 901 can be selectively input to the spreading circuit 903-0.Therefore, it is provided with a switch 912. The object of the rampingsignal is to prevent a spurious emission toward outside from atransmission band which is caused by a steep rise and fall of a signalin a burst transmission.

In the CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device as constituted above,the transmitting data 901 is separated into (N+1) channels by theseparation circuit 902 in the same manner with that of the thirdembodiment. A separated signal of each channel is spread by thespreading circuits 9030˜903-N having different spreading sings andmultiplexed by the multiplex circuit 906.

The pilot symbols (PL signal) 905 is inserted into a channel (aspreading circuit 903-0) having a spreading code 0 by a switch 912 at aninterval of T period. In the case of a burst signal, there is nonecessity for the T period always to be fixed. The ramp up (RU) signal910 is inserted at the starting time of the transmission period and theramp down (RD) signal 911 is inserted at the closing time of thetransmission period. A switchover of said signals is executed by theswitch 912. In the pilot symbols and the ramping signal transmissionperiods, there exists no transmitting signal of other channel andtherefore the channel alone of the spreading code 0 exists in thetransmitting signal of these transmission periods.

A channel format example in the multi code transmission is shown in FIG.13. This is one embodiment of the multi code transmission in CDM/TDD. InFIG. 13, 1001 is a PL signal, 102 is a ramp up signal, 1003 is a rampdown signal, 1004 is a guard time, 1005 is a D channel forcommunication, 1006 is a B channel for communication, 1007 is atransmission period and 1008 is a receiving section.

TDD is a system where the same radio frequency is time-shared fortransmission/reception so as to make communication. Therefore, even inFIG. 13, the transmission period 1007 and the receiving section 1008 aretime-shared. The guard time (GD) 1004 is a section for avoiding acollision between a transmitting signal and a receiving signal. In thepresent embodiment, the PL signal 1001 is inserted at the starting timeand the closing time of the information data. When the transmissionperiod is longer than a PL signal insertion period T, a plurality of PLsignals will be inserted into the information data.

Signals multiplexed by the multiplex circuit 906 are modulated by theradio transmitting unit 901 and transmitted from the antenna 908 afterbeing up-converted to transmitting frequency. At this time, in the radiotransmitting unit 907, by making a transmission control periodicallythrough the transmission power control signal 909, it is possible totransmit by making a transmission power of the pilot symbolstransmission period stronger than a transmitter power per one channel ofother section. The operation of the receiving end is the same with thatof the second embodiment.

In FIG. 13, an example is shown where (N+1) channels are multiplexed andthe PL signal 1001 is transmitted with M times (1≦M≦N+1) of thetransmission power per channel of the data transmission period. In thepresent embodiment, multiplexed channels include a D channel forcommunication 1005 which transmits a control data and a B channel forcommunication 1006 which transmit the information data and by using thespreading code 0 of the D channel a transmission of the PL signal 1001is made. In the same manner, the ramp up (RU) signal 1002 at thestarting time of the transmission period and the ramp down (RD) signal1003 at the closing time of the transmission period are inserted intothe D channel for communication and transmitted.

According to the above described embodiment, by transmitting not onlythe pilot symbols but also the ramping signal by one channel only in themulticode transmission of the burst transmission, simplification of atransmitting device can be realized. Also, in a propagation circumstancewhere a delay wave exceeds one symbol, the number of the spreading codesmultiplexed in the ramp section is decreased and consequently the effectof interference (interrelation, etc.) given by a delay wave of theramping signal to an adjacent symbol (which is a pilot symbols n theabove described case) can be also decreased.

As described above in details, in the present invention, thetransmitting end eliminates interference among the pilot symbols of eachchannel by transmitting the pilot symbols inserted into one channel onlyin multicode transmission. Also, in the synchronizing sequence system,by decreasing interference (interference among other stations), to thepilot symbols of other stations at the same time, interferenceperformance of a line condition (transfer function) by the pilot symbolsis improved. In addition, a synchronous detection performance of allmultiplexed channels is improved. Further, it is also effective in that,by the improved performance of the inference of the line condition(transfer function) due to the pilot symbols, performance of the RAKEcomposition and a transmitter power control is enhanced.

(The Eighth Embodiment)

The constitution of a CDMA radio multiplex transmitting device in thepresent embodiment is the same with that of the first embodiment. In thefirst embodiment, there exists no transmitting signals of other channelsin the pilot symbols insertion section and a transmitting signal thatexists there is a pilot symbols only. On the contrary, in the presentembodiment, the switch 104-0 for a channel having a spreading code 0 inFIG. 4 is switched over at an interval of T period, but switches104-1˜104-N for channels having spreading sings 1−N are not switchedover and always in ON (connection) condition. The constitution of theCDMA radio multiplex receiving device is the same with that of thesecond embodiment.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a channel format in the multicodetransmission of the present embodiment. A channel 0 is composed of a PLsignal transmission period 1401 and an information data transmissionperiod 1402 in T period. A PL signal 1403 is inserted into a PL signaltransmission period 1401. Signals of (N+1) channels are multiplexed anda PL signal of a spreading code 0 is transmitted at an interval of Tperiod. At the same time, an information data is transmitted in otherchannel.

In the case where the data of spread (N+1) channels are transmitted fromthe radio transmitting unit 107 after they are separated into twoorthogonalized phases (I, Q) to be multiplexed in the multiplex circuit106, a signal which is multiplexed and transmitted in the same phasewith the channel 0 including the PL signal interfere with the PL signal.At this time, a signal of other channel which is multiplexed andtransmitted in another orthogonalized phase does not interfere with thePL signal because it is orthogonalized. If not so, even in the casewhere an orthogonalized relation is not complete due to a delay waveexisting, interference turns out only small. For this reason, it ispossible to reduce interference and reliability of the pilot symbols canbe enhanced. Further, since it is all right to arrange the PL signal inone code only, transmitting efficiency in the multi code transmissioncan be enhanced because the information data can be transmitted to thePL signal transmission period 1401 in other channels.

Also, at a receiving end, in the same manner with that of the secondembodiment, a synchronous detection can be executed for all multiplexedchannels by inferring a line condition from the pilot symbols of thechannel 0.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is apparent that, in the samemanner with the fourth embodiment, it is possible to distinguish atransmitting data from a control data as well as an information data andtransmit it from a different channel.

In a cellular system where a radio communication of a CDMA system ismade between a base station device and a mobile station device moving incell, a highly reliable pilot symbols can be transmitted and received byproviding the base station device and the mobile station device with aCDMA radio multiplex communication device as described above in thefirst till the eighth embodiments.

The present invention is not limited to a cellular system, but can beapplied to the multicode transmission of variously different radiocommunication systems.

What is claimed is:
 1. A CDMA transmission apparatus comprising: aseparating system that separates transmitting data into a plurality ofchannels; an inserting system that periodically inserts a pilot signalinto a channel other than the plurality of channels; a spreading systemthat spreads a transmitting data signal on each of the plurality ofchannels and the pilot signal on the pilot signal channel according to adifferent spreading code for each channel; a multiplexer thatmultiplexes the spread transmitting data signals; and a transmitter thattransmits the multiplexed transmitting data signals and the pilot signalin a time division multiplexing manner, the pilot signal beingtransmitted in a first interval and the multiplexed transmitting datasignals being transmitted in another interval; wherein a transmissionpower per channel of the transmitter during the first interval isgreater than a transmission power per channel of the transmitter duringthe other interval.
 2. The CDMA transmission apparatus according toclaim 1, further comprising: a dividing system that divides thetransmitting data into control data and information data, wherein theseparating system separates the control data into the channel into whichthe pilot signal has been inserted.
 3. The CDMA transmission apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein, in one of a burst transmission in a TDDtransmission and an intermittent transmission, a ramping signal istransmitted by the pilot signal channel into which the pilot signal isinserted.
 4. A CDMA transmission apparatus comprising: a separatingsystem that separates transmitting data into a plurality of data; afirst spreading system that spreads the separated plurality of dataaccording to a first spreading code; a second spreading system thatspreads a pilot signal according to a second spreading code differentfrom the first spreading code; and a multiplexer that multiplexes thespread pilot signal and the spread plurality of data so that only thespread pilot signal is periodically transmitted at a first timeinterval; wherein the pilot signal is transmitted at a transmissionpower greater than a transmission power per channel at which theplurality of data is transmitted.
 5. The CDMA transmission apparatusaccording to claim 4, wherein the multiplexer further multiplexes thespread plurality of data and a control data signal, separate from thepilot signal and the transmitting data, so that only the control datasignal is periodically transmitted at a second time interval differentfrom the first time interval.
 6. The CDMA transmission apparatusaccording to claim 4, wherein said first spreading system spreads eachof the separated data according to a corresponding one of a plurality ofdifferent spreading codes.
 7. The CDMA transmission apparatus accordingto claim 4, wherein the separated transmitting is code multiplexed. 8.The CDMA transmission apparatus according to claim 4, furthercomprising: a transmitter that transmits signals multiplexed by saidmultiplexer by a predetermined transmission power, wherein saidtransmitter transmits the transmitting data and the pilot symbol so thata power at each interval of the transmitting data is equal to a power ateach interval of the pilot symbol.
 9. A CDMA radio multiplexingcommunication apparatus comprising a transmitting side and a receivingside, the transmitting side comprising: a separating system thatseparates transmitting data into a plurality of channels; an insertingsystem that periodically inserts a pilot signal into a channel otherthan the plurality of channels; a spreading system that spreads atransmitting data signal on each of the plurality of channels and thepilot signal on the pilot signal channel according to a differentspreading code; a multiplexer that multiplexes the spread transmittingdata signals; and a transmitter that transmits the multiplexedtransmitting data signals and the pilot signal in a time divisionmultiplexing manner, the pilot signal being transmitted in a firstinterval and the multiplexed transmitting data signals being transmittedin another interval; wherein a transmission power per channel of thetransmitter during the first interval is greater than a transmissionpower per channel of the transmitter during the other interval; and thereceiving side comprising: a receiver that receives a radio signal; adespreading system that despreads the received radio signal according tothe plurality of different spreading codes; an extracting system thatextracts the pilot signal from the despread signal; an estimating systemthat estimates a transfer function from the extracted pilot signal; adetecting system that detects the despread signal by coherent detection;and a combining system that combines a plurality of channels from thedetected signal.
 10. The CDMA radio multiplexing communication apparatusaccording to claim 9, the transmitting side further comprising: adividing system that divides the transmitting data into control data andinformation data, wherein the separating system separates the controldata into the channel into which the pilot signal has been inserted. 11.The CDMA radio multiplexing communication apparatus according to claim9, the receiving side further comprising: a RAKE combining system thatperforms RAKE combining, wherein the RAKE combining is performed whileestimating a condition of the plurality of channels from the pilotsymbol.
 12. The CDMA radio multiplexing communication apparatusaccording to claim 9, wherein one of a condition of the plurality ofchannels and a communication quality is estimated on the receiving sideby obtaining one of a received power and a SINR (Signal toInterference-plus-Noise Ratio) from the pilot symbol.
 13. The CDMAtransmission apparatus according to claim 1, in combination with a CDMAreception apparatus, the CDMA reception apparatus being configured toreceive a radio signal from the CDMA transmission apparatus.
 14. TheCDMA transmission apparatus according to claim 1, in combination with aCDMA reception apparatus, the reception apparatus comprising: a receiverthat receives a radio signal transmitted from the CDMA transmissionapparatus; a despreading system that despreads the received signal intoa plurality of signals in accordance with the plurality of differentspreading codes; an extracting system that extracts the pilot signalfrom the despread received signal; an estimating system that estimates atransfer function from the extracted pilot signal; a detecting systemthat detects the plurality of despread signals by coherent detection;and a combiner that combines the plurality of detected signals.
 15. TheCDMA transmission apparatus according to claim 1, in combination with aCDMA reception apparatus, the reception apparatus comprising: a receiverthat receives a radio signal transmitted from the CDMA transmissionapparatus; and a RAKE combining system that performs RAKE combining forthe received radio signal, wherein the RAKE combining is performed whileestimating a condition of a channel from the pilot signal.
 16. The CDMAtransmission apparatus according to claim 1, in combination with a CDMAreception apparatus, the reception apparatus comprising: a receiver thatreceives a radio signal transmitted from the CDMA transmissionapparatus; and an estimating system that estimates one of a condition ofa channel and a communication quality by obtaining one of a receivedpower and a SINR (Signal to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio) from thepilot signal.
 17. A CDMA reception apparatus comprising: a receiver thatreceived a data signal that is spread with a first spreading code and apilot signal that is spread with a second spreading code different fromthe first spreading code; a first despreading system that despreads thespread data signal; a second despreading system that despreads thespread pilot signal; a coherent detector that coherently detects usingthe despread pilot signal, the despread data signal received by thereceiver; and; a RAKE combiner that combines the coherent detectedsignal.
 18. The CDMA reception apparatus according to claim 17, furthercomprising: a channel quality estimating system that estimates one of acommunication quality and a condition of at least one channel using thedespread pilot signal.